Battle of Recogne

The Battle of Recogne (15 January 1945) occurred during the Battle of the Bulge. The US 506th Infantry Regiment was dispatched to capture two German bunkers on the other side of a ridge near the captured Festung Recogne bunker, braving mine fields and crossing a frozen stream and a bridge. They moved through the snowy forest and assaulted the two bunkers, capturing German documents during the fighting. The Americans also used a captured Flak 88 anti-tank gun to destroy two German panzers and thwart a combined armored and panzergrenadier assault. The Americans succeeded in securing Recogne, a vital step in thwarting Operation Nordwind.